Ramaria sanguinea

Ramaria sanguinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Gomphales
Family:	Gomphaceae
Genus:	Ramaria
Species:	R. sanguinea
Binomial name
Ramaria sanguinea (Pers.) Quél. (1888)
Synonyms [1]
Clavaria sanguineaPers. (1799)

Ramaria sanguinea, commonly known as the bleeding coral or the bloody coral, is a coral mushroom in the family Gomphaceae.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1799. ^[2] It was transferred to the genus Ramaria by Lucien Quélet in 1888. ^[3]

Description

It grows up to 25 centimetres (10 in) tall and wide. The branches are pale to translucent yellow, with somewhat brighter tips. ^[4] The stem often stains reddish. The flesh is whitish and tastes mild. The spore print is tannish. ^[4]

Specimens in western North America may be related species. ^[4]

References

Ramaria sanguinea
Mycological characteristics
	Smooth hymenium
	No distinct cap
	Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
	Stipe is bare
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is unknown

1. "Ramaria sanguinea (Pers.) Quél. 1888". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
2. Persoon CH. (1799). Observationes mycologicae (in Latin). Vol. 2. Leipzig, Germany: Wolf. p. 61; table 3.3.
3. Quélet L. (1888). Flore mycologique de la France et des pays limitrophes (in French). France: Octave Doin. p. 466.
4. Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press. p. 653. ISBN   978-0-89815-170-1.